download our three Self-Compassion Exercises for free. These detailed, science-based exercises will help you increase the compassion and kindness you show yourself and give you the tools to help your clients, students, or employees show more compassion to themselves.Self-soothing helps to reset bodily systems after an acute stress response and regain homeostasis.
All people need soothing after a shock or following trauma or upset. Common self-soothing behaviors include reaching for an alcoholic drink or a tub of ice cream.
However, these kinds of self-soothing behaviors can cause additional problems.Sometimes other people are not around to give the social support or soothing needed.
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